Natural Environment - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2008
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Seth Klarman

investing. It basically teaches you the questions that you should ask, and it makes endless references to the foibles of human nature in the markets. Given the recent credit market meltdown, have we made much progress in figuring out how... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

August 1991 (Revised March 1993)
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Champion International Corp.: Timber, Trade, and the Northern Spotted Owl

By: Forest L. Reinhardt

Champion's forest products division owns timberlands, sawmills, and plywood mills in the Pacific Northwest. The listing of the northern spotted owl as an endangered species, and restrictions on exports of logs from state-owned lands, have disrupted the stumpage, log... View Details

Keywords: Science-Based Business; Natural Environment; Product Marketing; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Government and Politics; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Strategy; Trade; Decisions; Management Teams; Forest Products Industry; North and Central America

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02 Sep 2002
Research & Ideas

The Role of Government When All Else Fails

party to another, spreading it out over large groups, and (in some cases) simply reducing it outright. These policies, in turn, have profoundly shaped the environment in which business operates. Public risk management itself has obviously... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard

20 Aug 2024
Book

Why Competing With Tech Giants Requires Finding Your Own Edge

traditional businesses may struggle to adapt to the constantly changing nature of ecosystem strategies. In his book, Smart Rivals: How Innovative Companies Play Games That Tech Giants Can't Win, Feng Zhu provides principles to help... View Details

Keywords: by Feng Zhu; Technology; Information Technology

07 Jul 2003
Research & Ideas

The Organizational Model for Open Source

three projects: Debian, a complete non-commercial distribution of Linux; the GNU Object Model Environment (GNOME), which is a graphical user interface for Linux-based operating systems; and Apache, a public domain open source Web server.... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

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Cristina Ros Blankfein

has emerged as a promising venture for the young entrepreneurs. Blankfein and Ross, with the backing of the Harvard iLab and the Rock Center, went to work on a single-serving, zero calories, all natural cocktail mixer and with the help of... View Details

01 Jun 2010
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MBAs on a Mission

of Nature & Science, Jennifer Houston’s (MBA ’05) large-scale project is the construction of a new $185 million home for the museum, which came into being in 2006 with the merger of three of the city’s respected cultural institutions —... View Details

Keywords: Sarah Auerbach;Deborah Blagg;Julia Hanna; Corporate Services; Management; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

December 2010 (Revised March 2013)
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Asian Agri and the Future of Palm Oil

By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred

For Asian Agri and other Indonesian palm oil producers, the future promised rising demand from fast-growing Asian populations, but also intensifying criticism from environmental groups. With the highest yield and lowest production cost of any edible oil, palm oil... View Details

Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Social Marketing; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business Strategy; Supply Chain Management; Natural Environment; Marketing Strategy; Environmental Sustainability; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Indonesia; Malaysia

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Amy Sennett

With her undergraduate background in international relations, Amy Sennett’s fellowship at the China Foreign Affairs University, where she taught oral English and current events, was a natural fit for her talents. While the experience was... View Details

01 Dec 2013
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environment requires understanding three key management factors: the interactive nature of strategy, organizational design, and individual leadership. Today's managers need to harness technological advances;... View Details

20 Dec 2011
First Look

First Look: December 20

Per Strömberg Abstract We use an important legal event as a natural experiment to examine the effect of management fiduciary duties on equity-debt conflicts. A 1991 Delaware bankruptcy ruling changed the View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

06 Sep 2005
What Do You Think?

What are the Lessons of New Orleans?

Red Cross. They should be listened to for counsel in scenario planning before the next natural nightmare hits. . . ." Nikhil Zaveri proposed that ". . . there should be training and development of citizens by the government,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Mar 2012
News

Competitiveness at Risk

officials to take steps to enhance competitiveness. “While government policy sets the platform, companies have an essential role in improving the business environment in US communities,” says Porter, the Bishop William Lawrence University... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

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Law, Management and Entrepreneurship - Course Catalog

maximizing the value of the corporate legal function, and analyze the dynamic nature of law; Develop literacy in: basic agency, contracts, legal documentation, torts, and the dynamics of litigation; explore intellectual property (IP),... View Details

01 Sep 2017
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History’s Lessons

to complete the manuscript of Silent Spring, which documents the effects of pesticides such as DDT on the environment and the campaign of misinformation surrounding their use. “Leaders are obligated...to translate information into... View Details

Keywords: Abraham Lincoln; Ernest Shackelford; Rachel Carson

04 Jun 2024
Blog Post

ClimateCAP 2024

pathways for MBAs at leading institutions to join the fight. HBS MBA Students and BEI Director, Lynn Schenk, at ClimateCAP. Each year, the HBS Business and Environment Initiative (BEI) sponsors a group of students to attend ClimateCAP and... View Details

11 Jun 2021
Blog Post

Saying “Race” Out Loud: Leading Conversations on Diversity in HBS Classrooms

that make us uncomfortable.” That can be especially tricky with the case method, Creary acknowledges, as the role of the professor is to foster and facilitate dialogue rather than to lecture and give answers. It’s helpful, she says, to create an View Details

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IFC: Cape Town; Africa Rising - Course Catalog

IFC Financial Aid for a quick assessment to determine your eligibility and process or contact finaid@hbs.edu for more information. Enrollment: Limited to 45 MBA students (due to the nature of IFCs, auditing is not permitted) Course... View Details

02 Sep 2013
Research & Ideas

The Curse of Double-Digit Growth

government environment required to support citizens in the long term. The two goals can often be at odds, Werker says. Sirleaf was elected president in 2005 after an interim government was set up to move the country toward a more stable... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

25 Apr 2023
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Harvard Climate Leaders Program

vegetable garden with my parents and going to national parks with my family, so I have always had an appreciation for nature and the environment around me. I started my career as an investor at Bessemer... View Details

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